Asacol pills in toliet

[xoxava]

Okk so I layed down with bad stomach pain and I couldn't fall asleep. I had to run to the bathroom with runny D and I noticed my 3 asacol tablets in the toliet? Should I be worried?

 

[scifi-enthusiast]

Happened to me when I was in the hospital. Told the nurse and she said she'd inform the doctor. Doctor didn't say anything... But I know that when you have Diarrhea that your stool moves faster than it usually does. When I had a pillcam done last year it took 2½ hours to go through me, as where the doctor said it would take 8.

 

[gypsigirl28]

Hi xoxava, I can not really answer that question, but I dont think that is a good thing. Wouldn't that mean you did not digest the pills? That happens to Madasin, but its her food that dont digest.

I hope someone comes along and can answer your question, I hope you feel better soon

 

[Chris1984]

ive never had the actual pill pass thru but when i was on pentasa the granules in the pill capsule were in the toilet. told my doc about it and he didnt seem surprised or concerned at all. ive had 2 pill cams and one took 2 1/4 hours to pass and the other took 1 hour and 4 minutes to pass...

 

[kello82]

dont worry TOO much. sometimes its totally normal for this to happen as in cases where it is actually just the outer casing of the pill that comes out. the casings are made to break open at a certain point in your intestinal tract where the medecine is released but the shell isnt digested and comes out.
this might gross some poeple out, but i would totally scoop one of those suckers out and check. see if it is a 100% intact pill or if there are any breaks in it and its empty.
if its completely intact then it is possible that your body isnt able to break though the shell for whatever reasons. i think that sometimes acidity level has to do with it, not enough and the shell is too hard for weak digestive juices to have any effect on.
but whatever the reason, if the drug is not being released, then deff tell your doc. a diff formulation of the same drug may be better for you, as they case the same drug in many ways in order for the release point in the digest. system to be different.
if they are just empty shells (and in the toilet they can SO appear to be intact, utill you see it up close) then its no big deal.

 

[DougUte]

Happened to me when I was in the hospital. Told the nurse and she said she'd inform the doctor. Doctor didn't say anything... But I know that when you have Diarrhea that your stool moves faster than it usually does. When I had a pillcam done last year it took 2½ hours to go through me, as where the doctor said it would take 8.

Yesterday I was told I set an all time speed record for having the barium get through my small colon. I had expected to spend 3 hours for the test. 20 minutes after I took the barium I was ready for the exam.

 

[Absentminded]

I had the same thing happen to me when I was on Asacol. I totally freaked out thinking that the pills went straight through me, but as Kello said, when I looked closer (lovely) they were just the empty pill casings.
I wouldn't worry too much, my IBD nurse said not to worry and that it's quite common.

Lucinda

 

[Lisa]

Yep....used to happen all the time to me.....

 

[teeny5]

My Asacol would end up in the toilet too! I told the GI he said it was probably just the casings and not to worry.

 

[bradraz]

Yup happens to me usually

 

[Jennifer]

Time release pills are fun aren't they?

 

[TJOHNSON]

It happens to me as well. My GI says it is totally normal. Asacol is a time release pill like Relish says Sometimes it just goes straight through and sometimes its just the casings. The only time I would worry is if I continue to see the pills and I begin to have symptoms again. Good luck